HOW TO – Superbowl Wreath
Handmade Detroit shares a fun project idea for Superbowl Sunday–a sporty pennant wreath made using pennants from Martha Stewart’s craft line at MIchael’s. You could easily make your own pennants too.
Year: 2009
Soft Pocket Synthesizer
Collin @ MAKE writes: No, it’s not just a cute lil’ change purse – Arlie and Jared’s sewn-circuit softsynth combines crafty and noisy in a unnassuming portable package with a snap switch and conductive fabric. In the Maker Shed: Lilypad E-Sewing Kit
Super Bowl 1/2 time build: Gakken Stirling Engine
A lot of people, including myself, will be watching the Super Bowl this Sunday. One thing that bugs me are all the long commercial breaks. Although it seems a lot of people like the commercials better than the actual game! This year I am going to try something different. I am going push the salsa […]
Fighting for our “right to repair”
Sarah Palermo of the Keene Sentinal has a great piece that affirms the Maker’s Bill of Rights: WINCHESTER — William L. Morse remembers a young woman who came to his auto repair shop a few months ago with a $3,000 repair bill hanging over her head. He examined the car, which had been diagnosed by […]
Google becomes self aware says every site is harmful and malware… including Google
Starting at 9:43am EST 1/31/2009 Google says every site is malware… including Google. A few makers emailed me asking why every site was “malware” – looks like something went really wrong, or really right (for someone). It’s pretty clear what happened – Google became self aware and decided the web is mostly harmful – including […]
HOW TO – Sew a Simple Kids’ Art Smock From a Man’s Shirt
Anna at forty-two roads shares a tutorial for transforming a man’s button-down shirt into a cute art smock for a child. A perfect recycling project to keep your kiddo clean!
Make: television Episode 105: Kinetic Wave Sculptures & Shopping Cart Chair
ZOOM! Here’s something for you BitTorrent & Miro folks… Torrent of Make: television Episode 105: Kinetic Wave Sculptures & Shopping Cart Chair… Tour the elegant and hypnotic motorized wave sculptures, created by visionary maker Reuben Margolin. In the Maker Workshop John Park upcycles a discarded shopping cart into a stylish easy chair, and Mister Jalopy […]